1. In this assignment, you will read and then write a reaction to a news article. To locate a news article, you have the option of using many internet resources (just a few suggested web sites below):

·        www.usatoday.com

·        www.cnn.com

·        www.foxnews.com

·        www.msnbc.com

·        www.bbc.co.uk

The reaction to the news article will come in two parts, a summary and a reaction to the relevant parts of the article. The summary should include a brief overview of the article being reviewed. The reaction portion of the assignment will ask you to respond to the article. The news article must be within 7 days of the due date. And, the source of the news article needs to be properly cited in the assignment.

This assignment must have a minimum of 250 words

2. After finishing the reading assignment and viewing the two YouTube videos below, do the blog activity, explaining the techniques used by interest groups in general to influence the public and the government.  Do you agree or disagree with the techniques used by “Citizens Against Government Waste” and the anti-abortion groups, as presented in these two videos? Why? Why not?Your blog entry must have a minimum of 300 words.

3.Interest groups are important linkage institutions in a democracy. In what way do interest groups serve as links between citizens and their representatives? 100 words